UCA Theatre and the UCA Department of Music will present ?The Threepenny Opera? by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill on April 13, 14, and 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Reynolds Performance Hall on the UCA campus.
The Threepenny Opera brings together beggars, thieves, and other seedy characters as a struggle for control and power ensues among the thieves. Called ?a masterpiece of musical theatre,? The Threepenny Opera was Brecht?s first and most commercial success. Weill?s musical score includes ?Mack the Knife? made popular in the 1950?s jazz version by Bobby Darin.
The UCA production is being stage directed by Dr. Kevin Browne, assistant professor of theatre, with musical direction by Shawn Charton, a UCA graduate student in vocal performance. The set design is by Dr. Greg Blakey, director of theatre, costume design by Shauna Meador, assistant professor of theatre and lighting design by Scott Meador, lecturer and engineer for UCA?s Channel 6.
The production is sponsored in part by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.
Cast members include Dustin Alford, Colin Galloway and Taylor Galloway, all of Maumelle, Chad Bradford, Louis Buehling, Anneliese Foy, and Nathan Marchese, all of Little Rock, Woodie Masingill, T. J. Williams, Phil Baker, Justin Pike, and Doug Tyler, all of Conway, Lacy Dunn of North Little Rock, Steven Frye of Morrilton, Rebecca Fuller of Mena, Abbi Lipsmeyer of Russellville, Rick Patton of Rogers, Cari McDonnell and Emily Peresta, both of Ft. Smith, Kellie Sorrows of Bryant, Michelle Underwood of McCrory, Kat Guyer of St. Joseph, Missouri, Matthew Peoples of Carlisle, Demar Walker of Pine Bluff, Andriane Allyn of Wynne, and Christa Whitlow of Alma.
Tickets are now available through UCA Ticket Central and are $8 for the general public. Current UCA faculty, staff, and students may obtain two tickets free with a UCA I.D. Reservations are highly encouraged and may be made by calling UCA Ticket Central at 501-450-3265 or toll-free 866-810-0012. The general public may also purchase tickets online at www.uca.edu/tickets. Some material may not be suitable for children under 10 years of age.
Further information is also available online at www.uca.edu/theatre.
